Building 16 (Storey Hall) (1887 - )

From

1887

Website

https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-heritage/historical-buildings/storey-hall

Summary

Storey Hall was built by the Hibernian-Australasian Catholic Benefit Society in 1887 and was originally called Hibernian Hall. The architects who designed the building were Tappin, Gilbert & Dennehy (RMIT University, undated). The building was purchased by the Royal Melbourne Technical College in 1958 and was renamed Storey Hall in 1959 (Heritage Council Victoria, 2021).

Published Resources

Books

• Edquist, Harriet and Grierson, Elizabeth, A Skilled Hand and Cultivated Mind: A Guide to the Architecture and Art of RMIT University, RMIT University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, 2008. Details

Newspaper Articles

• 'Hibernian Hall, Melbourne', Advocate (Melbourne, Victoria), 16 April 1887, p. 1. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article170599524. Details

Online Resources

• Storey Hall, Victorian Heritage Database, 7 January 2021, https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/821. Details
• Building 16 (Storey Hall), undated, https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-heritage/historical-buildings/storey-hall. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Storey Hall, Victorian Heritage Database, 7 January 2021, https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/821; Building 16 (Storey Hall), undated, https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-heritage/historical-buildings/storey-hall.

Created: 20 December 2021, Last modified: 12 December 2024